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Public Deficits

Public Deficits is a fiscal phenomenon characterized by the excess of government expenditures over revenues within a given period, distinguishing it from balanced budgets or surpluses in the context of public finance.

1.4K

Publications

79.8K

Citations

1.8K

Authors

789

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

180

Variants

Government Deficits

Parents

Publications

1.4K

On the Determination of the Public Debt

Robert J. Barro · Journal of Political Economy · 1979 · 3.2K citations · Full text

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The Macroeconomic Effects of Tax Changes: Estimates Based on a New Measure of Fiscal Shocks

Christina Romer, David Romer · American Economic Review · 2010 · 2.1K citations

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Understanding the Effects of Government Spending on Consumption

J. David López‐Salido, Javier Vallés · Journal of the European Economic Association · 2007 · 1.9K citations · Full text

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A Positive Theory of Fiscal Deficits and Government Debt

Alberto Alesina, Guido Tabellini · The Review of Economic Studies · 1990 · 1.6K citations · Full text

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The Behavior of U. S. Public Debt and Deficits

Henning Bohn · The Quarterly Journal of Economics · 1998 · 1.5K citations

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Authors

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  1. AA
    Alberto Alesina

    Harvard University, United States

    19 publications · 5.4K citations

    18

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  2. AG
    Alfred Greiner

    Bielefeld University, Germany

    15 publications · 406 citations

    12

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  3. LJ
    Laurence J. Kotlikoff

    National Bureau of Economic Research, United States

    11 publications · 1.3K citations

    11

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  4. AJ
    Alan J. Auerbach

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    12 publications · 1.2K citations

    11

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  5. EB
    Emanuele Baldacci

    International Monetary Fund, United States

    10 publications · 685 citations

    10

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Institutions

789

  1. National Bureau of Economic Research

    Cambridge, United States

    38 h-index

    100 publications

    12.5K citations

  2. International Monetary Fund

    Washington D.C., United States

    33 h-index

    123 publications

    5.4K citations

  3. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    19 h-index

    43 publications

    9.1K citations

  4. Centre for Economic Policy Research

    London, United Kingdom

    18 h-index

    34 publications

    2.8K citations

  5. Ifo Institute for Economic Research

    Munich, Germany

    16 h-index

    23 publications

    961 citations

  6. Federal Reserve

    Washington D.C., United States

    15 h-index

    27 publications

    2.3K citations

  7. European Commission

    Brussels, Belgium

    13 h-index

    20 publications

    678 citations

  8. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    12 h-index

    15 publications

    4.6K citations

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Venues

  1. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 171 publications · 6.8K citations

    43

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  2. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics

    Repository · 96 publications · 2.8K citations

    28

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  3. National Bureau of Economic Research

    Repository · 27 publications · 1.8K citations

    20

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  4. Journal of Monetary Economics

    22 publications · 2.5K citations

    19

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  5. IMF Working Paper

    29 publications · 992 citations

    19

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